Morning journal and courier., 1887-10-19

At the meeting there WAS considerable dis
cussion over the suggestion that members of
representation on the committee. T. J. Fox
said that if there was to be a general call for
all living members they could not be entered.
Mr.. Hutchinson, of Essex, wanted commit
tee of one from each county. The motion
was carried The committee was then elect
ed as follows: William q. Pond of Hartford,
T. j. Fox of New Haven, N. D. SEWN of
Norwich, Thomas Sanford of Redding, A. d.
Fowler of Windham, e. NJ. Chaplin of New
Hartford, John I. Hutchinson of Essex, DR..
Goodrich Of Vernon, Secretary Curtiss.
Governor Minor was then introduced to the
assembly and said that he was greatly pleased
to greet his friends and regretted that his
voice was insufficient to allow him to adj
dress the meeting. he was then greeted
by three vigorous cheers.
Ex-senator Allen, of Saybrook, and Judge
Slade, of Bridgeport, spoke briefly, and there
was grand rush made for dinner.
Covers were laid for over two hundred at
the Sea View House, but Landlord Freeman
could not accommodate the entire assembly.
Nearly a hundred of the Solons went to Hills
Homestead,
At the dinner at the Sea View Judge Lock
wood, of Bridgeport, told several funny sto-
ries Of life in the Capitol at Hartford. The
Hon. Lynde Harrison spoke on the different
methods of senatorial representation. He
advocated representation by population.
General S. E. Merwin entertained a party
of about twenty at Hills.
William Fl. Law, Wilson Wsddingham's
| right hand man, who served in the House in
1884, and who has recently returned from
| trip to New Mexico and California, enter
| tanned few of his intimate legislative friends
/ at Hills. Among the party were: G. 7.
| Mead of Greenwich, Cornelius Suslee of
Warehouse Point and ex-Clerk William Sid
ney Down of Greenwich.
After the dinner the entire party was
photographed in front of the Sea View.
/ 1t was intended that there should be after
| dinner speaking, but the unpropitious
| weather prevented it, and the So1ons took
| the cars for the depot after having voted
| the affair the most successful ever held.
Among the legislators present were: A. K.
| Goodrich, Vernon, comptroller Of the treas
| ury 1876 and 1892-94; l.. w. Cutler, Wa
| tertown, comptroller in 1868; &C. Hubbard,
| Middletown, comptroller in 1877.
| Senators-S. L. Bloss, Bethlehem, 1875;
| James J. Webb Hamden, 1858; Lucius s. Full
| Ter Holland, 1858; F.B Bissel1, Hebron, 1871 !;
Benz Nichols, Derby, ia, '7e; Whitney Elliott,
North Haven, 1867; L. w. Coe, Torrington,
1877; Tallmadge Baker, Norwich, 1882
Samuel g. Beardsley, Trumbull, 1876; w. J..
erman, Vernon, 1877; Watson Holcomb,
simsbury, 1877; Truman Warren, Water
town, 1858; E. F. Jones, Branford, 1882;
Henry futile, Hamden, 1915 NJ. N. Pember,
Vernon, 1884; Isaac T. Rogers, Milford, 1867;
Lewis Catlin, Harwinton, 1871; William
@. Street, Norwich, 1867; G. B. Bowers,
New Haven, 1875 70; John Allen, Saybrook,
1868.
Representatives-George A. Allen, Tor
rington, 1882; J. R. Ayers, Orange, 1884
julius E Arnold, Chatham 1888; George S.
Andrews, Glastonbury, 1876; L. w.
Alling, Orange 1857; Ira G. Briggs
L 6r-sle
Thomas Il. Brady, New Britain, 1875 6
B. S. Bishop, West Hartford, 1SS4-1663; Ar
thur Brakeman, Stratford, 1882: w. H
| Brainerd, Haddam, 1884; James 81. Bartlett
Oxford, 1882; E. E. Durham, Windham
1868; G. F. Brooks, Torrington, 1885, E.
bull, 1875; B. Merrick Barton, Chaplin, 1888
James T. Burns, Milford, 1876; H. G. Barber
Torrington, 1867; H. R. Butler, Middle
town, 1884; H. NJ. Bancroft. East Windsor
James A. Bill, Lyme, 1867; Charles Blair
Canton, 1916: D. D. Brown, Chatham, 1882
Broadhead, Glastonbury, 1878; w. H. Bent
ley, New London, 1888; Silas Benham, Ham
den, 1871; J. S. Balch, Harwinton, 1884; c.
S. Brown. Southbury, 1871; JIM. Burr, Tor
rington, 1871; LIS. Catlin, Stratford, 1888; j
w. Case, Sufield, 1876; WE Camp, Kent, 1871
tiss, Warner, 1884; John J. Comstock, East
Lyme, 1885; w. G. Jones, Derby, 1888; vii
liam Dibble, CRANKY, 1871; John Dayton
Greenwich, 1871; G.. W. Darling. East Hart
ford, 1884; D. W. Fox, Plainville, 1877; A
T. Fowler, Windham, 1888; ]. o. Freeman
Mansfield DID,, 1877; Samuel Fitch, Yer
1876; G. E. Hart, New Britain, 1877; S. S
Hurd, Monroe, 1888; J. B. Holt, Harwinton
1888; c. T. Inslee, East Windsor, 1884; S. S
Ives, Colebrook, 1S6S-69; O. II. Kirkland
Old saybrook, 1888; q. A. Kellogg, New
Hartford, 1888; A. W. Kinney, Glastonbury
1882; w. L. Morgan, New Britain, 1871; J
Branford, 1884; ]. w. Merwin, Saybrook
1871; Edward Norton, Goshen, 1871; J. A
F. Northrop of Wallingford, 1857; J. h
Norton of Winchester, 1882; W. II. Hand
Milford, 1875; A. W. Phelps, New
Hsxen 1885, .t Perkins, WoodOr 1sgs
]. w. Phelps, Simsbury, 1877; Burwel
Carter, Plainville; Ralph j. Crisaey, Nor
folk; E. S. Cleveland, Hartford; G. G. Clark
: Marlboro; w. L. Cowles, Plainville; E. N
Chaplin, New Hartford; A. G. Case, Sims
bury; R. H. Ensign, Simsbury; Edward S
G. g. Durant, Bethel; Ashbel Gilman, Eas
! Hartford; H. S. Glover, Bethel; Franci
Gowdy, East Windsor; L. P. eager, Coven
try; R. W. Griswold, Rocky Hill; NJ:
Harding and J.. E. Matthews, Branford
l.. G. Goodrich, Simsbury; w. W
Gillespie, Stamford; P. Garyan, Eas
Hartford; Edward Griswold, Guilford
J. o. Hurlburt, East Hartford; George A
Hopson, Wallingford; G. J. Harrison, Bran
ford; Jerome Harrison, North Branford; ]
J. Hutchinson, Essex; A. Jackson, Durham
? o. A. Leonard, Tolland; H. g. Lewis, Nev
Haven; N. S. Lee, Old Lyme: Stephen Law
cry, Windsor; j. S. Lathrop, Norwich; G. L
Mead, New Britain; E. S. Minor, Torring
ton; G. H. Miner, North Stoning
: ton; A D. Mclean, Bloomfield; G. W. Moore
house, jr., Bridgeport; g. T. Osborn, Yves
ton; G. w. Norton, Guilford; W. G. Russell
: Orange, 1881; Henry Rogers, Branford, 1887
W. II. Risley, Berlin, 1875; Charles A. Rus
sell, Killingly, 1888; Gideon Robinson, Ney
Britain, 1875; ]. H. Robinson, Branford
1857; Frederick Ripley, Avon, 1868; F. L
| Rogers Fairfield, 1888.